Nomex aircrew gloves : RAN Boarding Party

Pair of Size 9 leather and Nomex summerweight fire resistant airman's gloves. Olive green Nomex gloves have grey leather palms, inner fingers and thumb. A further strip of leather extends from the inner wrist to the base of the thumb. The gloves cover a third of the lower arm. The left glove is marked inside in white with manufacturer's specifications and instructions.

Used by Royal Australian Navy boarding parties during operations in the Persian Gulf in Operation Slipper and in the War on Iraq, 2003. The Nomex aircrew gloves were worn on boarding operations as they protected the hands, but still allowed a fair degree of sensitivity for the wearer.